Fiery Debates at Convention Over Prohibition Issue
The article reports a fiery, hourlong clash at a political convention between pro and anti prohibition factions led by Governors and senators. Senator Walsh argues for immediate repeal while Senator Hull appeals for cooler deliberation and resists the minority plank. The crowd cheers and boos as the debate shapes party stance on the eighteenth amendment.
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Repeal plank debate at party convention erupts
Delegates clash over a proposed repeal of the prohibition plank as speakers including Alfred E. Smith and others spar over constitutional amendments and liquor policy. The crowd boos rise. supporters warn repeal could cost states like Tennessee Florida Georgia Alabama Texas and California.
Rockne Car Ad Highlights New Features and Low Price
An advertisement touts reaching 75 mph in two seconds with high shift and promotes Rockne models featuring Free Wheeling Full Synchronized Shifting Silent Second Automatic Switch-key Starting and 4-Point Cushioned Power. It asks readers to see why Rockne, the car that brought quality into the low priced field, is popular.
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Repeal Plank In Platform At Democratic Convention
Report on the Chicago Democratic platform shows a plank calling for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. It urges Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to convene truly representative conventions and states to act to promote temperance and prevent liquor importation under state supervision. The minority resubmission favors a repeal proposal to true conventions. Final vote was 934 3-4 for repeal, 3-4 for submission.
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Platform airs repeal vote to curb saloon power
The article discusses repeal votes used to curb alcohol sales and bring liquor under state control, arguing the federal government should protect states from importing intoxicating liquors in violation of laws. It notes opposition to canceling debts owed to the United States by foreign nations and reports the platform adopted in The Light.
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United States
Dry Leaders Debate Plans in Chicago
Amid Prohibition tension, organized dry forces plan strategy sessions led by Dr. Daniel Av Filion of New York and a 70-city war council to choose a course for the 1932 presidential race. Opinions split among pushing Hoover and the Republican ticket, backing an independent dry candidate, or seeking strategic disengagement from the presidential contest to elect dry congressmen.
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Nye Piles Up Lead Over Hoover Man in North Dakota
Fargo reports show Gerald P. Nye leading Governor George F. Shafer in the North Dakota state Republican primary returns. Nye campaigned on an anti Hoover platform and held a growing lead as more results came in. Shafer pledged support to the Hoover administration but trailed.
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Gerald P. Nye
United States
North Dakota
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Nye
Shaler
Alligators Roam North of Sronxville Residents Hunt
Residents report alligators roaming near Sronxville on June 30. Police patrol the underbrush with flashlights and liver as bait while experts speculate someone brought them from Florida and released them as pets.
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